Healthy-looking people spread coronavirus, more studies say

Published April 1, 2020
Rainbow messages of support and thanks are seen attached to school railings at Isleworth Town school, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Rainbow messages of support and thanks are seen attached to school railings at Isleworth Town school, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

More evidence is emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms, complicating efforts to gain control of the pandemic, AP reports.

A study conducted by researchers in Singapore and published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday is the latest to estimate that around 10 per cent of new coronavirus infections may be sparked by people who were infected with the virus but not experiencing symptoms.

Rainbow messages of support and thanks are seen attached to school railings at Isleworth Town school, as the spread of the coronavirus continues in London, Britain, on April 1, 2020. — Reuters
Rainbow messages of support and thanks are seen attached to school railings at Isleworth Town school, as the spread of the coronavirus continues in London, Britain, on April 1, 2020. — Reuters

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